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Granulomatous prostatitis: A hypoechoic lesion of the prostate

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Urologic radiology

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Numerous benign and malignant entities can disrupt the normal prostatic parenchymal architecture producing hypoechoic lesions in the peripheral zone. We report two cases of granulomatous prostatitis mimicking carcinoma. The differential diagnosis of hypoechoic lesions and the etiologies of granulomatous prostatitis are discussed. All hypoechoic lesions in the peripheral zones of the prostate require biopsy for histologic diagnosis.

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  1. Department of Radiology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, 100 Madision Avenue, 07960, Morristown, NJ, USA

    James B. Rubenstein M.D. & Lawrence C. Swayne

  2. Department of Pathology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey

    Jory G. Magidson

  3. Department of Urology, Morristown Memorial Hospital, Morristown, New Jersey

    Clement A. Furey

  4. University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey

    James B. Rubenstein M.D. & Clement A. Furey

  5. College of Physicians and Surgeons-Columbia University, New York, New York, USA

    Lawrence C. Swayne & Jory G. Magidson

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Rubenstein, J.B., Swayne, L.C., Magidson, J.G. et al. Granulomatous prostatitis: A hypoechoic lesion of the prostate. Urol Radiol 13, 119–122 (1991). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02924603

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